# Next4 Group

> Next4 Group is a Rome-based innovation and investment holding that combines venture investment, company building, strategic consulting and technology implementation. Its International, Tech and Greentech vehicles work alongside Consulting and WDA to support startups, SMEs and corporate innovation projects, including digital health, cybersecurity and AI.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** Rome, Italy
- **Founders:** Davide D’Arcangelo (Co-founder; chairman as announced in June 2025), Pierluigi Sassi (Co-founder), Angelo Paletta (Co-founder)
- **Products:** WDA venture building and CXO support, Consulting - Next4 Group, Tech - Next4 Group, International - Next4 Group, Greentech - Next4 Group
- **Notable:** Closed a EUR 1 million capital increase in June 2021., Proposing investor in IPSA’s EUR 1.38 million November 2022 round., WDA initial 51% acquisition formalised at the end of 2024, according to WDA.

## Products & services

- **WDA venture building and CXO support** — Market validation, business-model development, venture creation and operating support for entrepreneurs and corporate projects.
- **Consulting - Next4 Group** — Business development, subsidised finance, public-fund equity, technology transfer, training, advisory and communication.
- **Tech - Next4 Group** — Technology holding and system integration in cybersecurity, AI and data, IoT and smart infrastructure.
- **International - Next4 Group** — Direct investment, co-investment, fund-of-funds approaches and market-entry support for deep-tech startups and scaleups.
- **Greentech - Next4 Group** — Investment and industrial development in renewable energy, efficiency, cleantech and sustainable infrastructure.
- **Heres conversational AI** — Acquired specialist in multichannel, multilingual conversational agents and generative AI, serving commerce, healthcare and education use cases.

## Achievements

- Closed a EUR 1 million capital increase in June 2021.
- Proposing investor in IPSA’s EUR 1.38 million November 2022 round.
- WDA initial 51% acquisition formalised at the end of 2024, according to WDA.
- Announced the acquisition of conversational-AI specialist Heres on 10 March 2025.
- June 2025 company announcement reported three exits with a 4x return and four acquisitions over the preceding two years; not independently audited here.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Heres acquisition announced on 10 March.
- **2025-06** — Roberto Macina appointed group CEO; Davide D’Arcangelo became chairman.
- **2026-03** — Macina described the integrated investment, consulting and operating model in an Italia Economy interview.
- **2026-09** — Consulting publicised support for investor-readiness and applications associated with the Invest in Lazio business-opportunities initiative.

## Links

- Website: https://next4.it/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/next4group/

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